Turnbull, Martin & Company was founded in Glasgow in 1874 as a cargo
company. In 1884, frozen meat and passenger services started to New
Zealand
and in 1893, the name Scottish Shire Line was first used for the ships
sailing to New Zealand via South Africa and Australian ports (not to
be
confused with the Shire Line of Steamers). The joint Federal-Houlder-Shire
Line was formed in 1904 and the Clan Line acquired a controlling interest
in Shire Line in 1910. Federal
Line was sold to the New
Zealand Shipping Co. and Houlder Line withdrew
from the New Zealand trade in 1912. By 1918 the Shire Line was operating
as part of the Clan Line, although their
ships retained their own naming system and livery. Transfers between
the companies were common and in 1956. the British & Commonwealth
Shipping Co. was formed by the merger of the Clan and Union-Castle
groups (see Clan
Line history). By 1967 the company had disappeared as a separate
entity.

Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (on-site) ot the Immigrant
Shipweb site.